зъб

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• зѫбъ (zǫb) — Pre-reform orthography (1945)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵembʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos

Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas

Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ

Old Church Slavonic зѫбъ (zǫbŭ)

Bulgarian зъб

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic зѫбъ (zǫbŭ), from Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɤp]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɤp

Noun

зъб • (zăb) m (relational adjective зъ́бен, diminutive зъбе́ц or зъ́бче)

1. tooth, tusk, fang
2. prong, tine, tooth, cog

   Synonym: зъбе́ц (zăbéc)

Declension

Declension of зъб

	singular	plural
indefinite	зъб zăb	зъ́би, зъби́1 zắbi, zăbí1
definite (subject form)	зъбъ́т zăbắt	зъ́бите, зъби́те1 zắbite, zăbíte1
definite (object form)	зъба́ zăbá
count form	—	зъ́ба zắba

¹Colloquial.

Derived terms

• зъболекар (zăbolekar, “dentist”)

References

• “зъб”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “зъб”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

• бъз (băz)